California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for an independent investigation of the Los Angeles Department Water and Power on Friday amid reported water supply issues during this week's wildfires.

In a letter addressed to the CEO and chief engineer of the department and the director of LA County Public Works, Newsom called the reports “deeply troubling.”

“While water supplies from local fire hydrants are not designed to extinguish wildfires over large areas, losing supplies from fire hydrants likely impaired the effort to protect some homes and evacuation corridors,” Newsom wrote.

“I have........

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